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Day care center on the University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

What’s Child Care at the U Like?

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer June 4, 2019

  It’s small, on the fourth floor in the Union and shrouded in boxes of Huggies. A quote on the wall by late anthropologist George Dorsey reads “Play is the beginning of knowledge.” This...

Randall McCrillis (left,) Dean of Students, and Todd Kent (right,) the Chief Administrative officer at the University of Utah Asia Campus for first-year students during an orientation in February 2019. Courtesy of UAC.

U’s Asia Campus Leadership Team Reflects on the Past Five Years

By Mitch Shin, News Writer June 3, 2019

  Chief administrator and dean of faculty Todd Kent and dean of students Randall McCrillis at the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) in South Korea have had a busy year. Now, they're coming forward...

Student Leadership and Involvement Center at the University of Utah Asia Campus. (Photo by Mitch Shin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Students Lack Confidence in UAC’s Election Security for the 2019-20 Student Council Election

By Mitch Shin, News Writer May 25, 2019

Susan Park and Sandy Kim won a landslide victory against John Kim and Wonji Kim in the 2019-2020 student council election at the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) after three separate elections were...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Keeping the Student Voice: Student Involvement in the Tenure Process

By Katelyn Collett May 22, 2019

    No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast. University of Utah officials recently changed students' role in decisions about retention, promotion...

The Muslim Student Association held a Friday prayer in the Union ballroom to honor victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Religion on Campus More Diverse Than Rest of State, With Proportion of Latter-day Saints Over 15% Lower

By Emily Anderson May 10, 2019

  Statewide, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints comprise 61.55% — nearly two-thirds — of the state population, according to a December 2018 article published by The...

Nicole Pankiewicz poses for a photo after the interview on April 26, 2019 at the University of Utah Asia Campus. (Photo by Mitch Shin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Librarian Visits U’s Asia Campus

By Mitch Shin, News Writer May 10, 2019

  Nicole Pankiewicz, a research assistant librarian from the U's Salt Lake Campus, visited the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) on April 11. Pankiewicz taught political science in Ohio before...

Peter Pae, Seoul Bureau Chief for Bloomberg, and John Kim, a president of the UAC student government, present the special lecture on April 19, 2019 at the University of Utah Asia Campus. (Photo by Mitch Shin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U’s Asia Campus Hosts Seoul Bureau Chief for Bloomberg

By Mitch Shin, News Writer April 30, 2019

  Peter Pae, Seoul Bureau Chief for Bloomberg, visited the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) on April 19, 2019. Pae has been the bureau chief for Bloomberg Korea since July 2015 when he returned...

According to the University of Utah's campus directory, Sterling Van Wagenen's office was 257B in the Art Building prior to his resignation. (Photo by Emily Anderson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Former U Professor and Filmmaker Sterling Van Wagenen Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Child

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator April 30, 2019

  Warning: This story includes graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Former University of Utah film professor Sterling Van Wagenen pleaded guilty in an initial Utah County court appearance on...

Vice President of Student Relations Gabe Martinez, Student Body President Anna Barnes, Vice President of University Relations Latifa Yaqoobi and Chief of Staff Amanda Carrasco (Courtesy of Anna Barnes)

ASUU Inauguration Welcomes Incoming Presidency

By Katelyn Collett April 27, 2019

  The Associated Students of the University of Utah held an inauguration for the new student body presidency and other elected student government officers on April 24, 2019. Outgoing officers and...

University of Utah President Ruth Watkins, Truman Scholarship Recipient Samantha Thorne and Hinckely Institute of Politics Director Jason Perry (Courtesy of Samantha Thorne)

U Student Named Truman Scholar for Utah

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor April 24, 2019

  On April 15, the University of Utah named its first Truman Scholarship recipient since 2014. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation began in 1975 in honor of President Harry S. Truman....